The Brookhaven leader., 1887-09-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
LABoUCHERE, Drummer and Leak, English
members of Parliament, have been elected
members of the Irish National League.
Prince BISMARCK has been somewhat
weakened by the baths at Kissingen, but
expects good results.
EDWARD HARRINGTON, Nationalist, and
Graham, Advanced Liberal, were suspend
ed in the British House Of Commons on the
18th. Graham's offense was violent at
tack on the House of Lords during q debate
on the Coal Miners bill
The Navy Department Is informed that
Real Admiral Green on August "A at Leg
horn, Italy, III obedience TO orders from
Secretary Whitney, relieved Real Admiral
Franklin of the command OF the European
squadron. The squadron was on its way to
Gibraltar.
GOVERNOR GORDON, of Georgia, has signed
the bill which imposes tax OF 81, 900 year
on all wine rooms.
GENERAL AUGUST Won WERDER, COM
mander Of the Third army corps Ct Germany
during the Franco.Prussian war, is dead.
EX-GovERSoR Luxe 2. BLACKBURN, who
had been lying at the point Of death at
Frankfort, KY, for weeks past, died at
2 :35 p. m on the l4th. HIS last intelligible
and were: ooh, the beauty OF religion"
Elk Governor Blackburn was born June 16,
1916, in W Woodford County, Ky.
GENERAL EDWARD CLARK, q hero of the
Black Hawk war, died in Ann Arbor, Mich
on the l4th, aged eighty.
THE Car proposes to remain in Denmark
until October Is
New YORK Republicans met in conven-
tiou at Saratoga on the l4th and nominated
the following ticket: Secretary OF State,
Frod Grant, Of New York; Comptroller,
Joseph Lameroux, Of Saratoga; Treasurer,
James Carmichael Of Erie; State Engl-
neer. Perry II. Cornell of Tompkins.
CAPTAIN JAMES BARRON HOPE, editor OF
the Norfolk (Va.) Landmark, and one Of the
most distinguished poets and journalists IN
the South died suddenly Of heart disease
on the 18th
THE special session of tho Fifteenth Leg
islatlvs Assembly OF Montana adjourned on
the 14th after session OF about three
weeks.
THE Constitution Centennial celebration
commenced with grand procession at
Philadelphia on the 18th. 1t was estimated
that 200OOO visitors were present in the
city President Cleveland and party ar.
rived in the evening.
CoNGREssMAN-ELECT NICHOLAS T. KANE,
of the Albany IN. " district, died on the
18th of consumption.
A REBELLION, which proved OF short dura
tion, broke out in Manlpore, India, recently
The rebels penetrated into the MaharaJah' e
palace, but were repulsed with loss oi
nine killed and many wounded. No further
trou BILE was expected.
President DIAz opened Congress IN the
City of Mexico on the 10th.
The British Parliament was prorogued
on the 10th.
AYoUB KHAN, the Afghan pretender, has
been traced to Beloochistan. He will
probably be surrendered to the British au
tboritles
Tue Scottish Home Rule Association
held a meeting the other day and appointed
committee to bring the question before
Parliament.
TIE Bulgarian agent at Constantinople
announces that measures have been taken
to render satisfaction to Germany for the
insult offered the German Vice-Consul al
Rustchuk by the newspaper La B"igdrie.
THE Dublin corporation, on motion OF the
lord mayor, has adopted resolution pro
testing against the 'tyrannical policy OF
the Government" and approving Of the
"patriotlc conduct Of William O'Brien."